Peripheral/Endo

Nine-Month Results from Medtronic IN.PACT BTK Study Presented in Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Sessions at TCT Connect Annual Meeting

Feasibility Study of Medtronic Drug-Coated Balloon Technology for Challenging Below-the-Knee Disease Shows Promise in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia DUBLIN, Oct. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the first-ever results from the IN.PACT BTK Study, a feasibility study assessing the safety and effectiveness […]

Avinger Announces First US Cases with TIGEREYE(TM) Image-Guided CTO Crossing Catheter

REDWOOD CITY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 19, 2020 / Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company marketing the first and only intravascular image-guided, catheter-based system for diagnosis and treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), today announced that physicians in three U.S. sites have successfully treated patients with the TIGEREYE™ next […]

Ra Medical Systems Announces 10 Subjects Have Been Enrolled in its DABRA Pivotal Atherectomy Clinical Trial

CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RMED), a medical device company focused on commercializing excimer laser systems to treat vascular and dermatological diseases, announces enrollment of the 10th subject in its pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the DABRA excimer laser system as an atherectomy device […]

GNT Pharma Announces Positive Top-Line Results in a Phase II Study of Nelonemdaz for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated With Endovascular Thrombectomy

Safety and Tolerability Established Good and Excellent Functional Outcome Increased YONGIN, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GNT Pharma Inc. today reports positive top-line results from a phase II, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center study assessing the safety and efficacy of nelonemdaz in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy within 8 hours of symptom […]

Endologix Launches ALTO™ Abdominal Stent Graft System in Europe

First European Commercial Case Completed at East & North Hertfordshire Hospital in England IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct 15, 2020–Furthering its mission to transform the treatment of aortic disorders, Endologix LLC today announced the first implant of its ALTO™ Abdominal Stent Graft, commencing the European commercial release of the recently CE Mark […]

Bluegrass Vascular Announces Publication of Surfacer System SAVE Registry Results

San Antonio, TX – Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access procedures, announced today the publication of the results from the company’s prospective, multicenter SAVE (Surfacer® System to Facilitate Access in VEnous Occlusions) Registry in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). […]

Large Study Demonstrates Exceptional Safety and High Procedural Success With Cardiovascular Systems’ Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS)

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that results from a large retrospective observational study of coronary orbital atherectomy were released at TCT Connect 2020. The presentation, authored […]

Dr. Eugene Tanquilut Performs First Ever Ground-Breaking TCAR Procedure in Chicago Southland

Stroke Risk Is Dramatically Reduced During and After Carotid Artery Stenting with Innovative New Procedure TINLEY PARK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–When Delnora Kizzee Talbert met Dr. Eugene Tanquilut in 2017, neither of them had any idea that in 3 short years they would be making history together. “I’ll never forget meeting Dr. T,” says […]

WaveClear, Inc Raises $1.125 Million in Series-A Funding Led by Hunniwell Lake Ventures

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WaveClear, Inc., a medical device start-up pioneering the deployment of therapeutic ultrasound technologies to combat vascular diseases, recently announced today the closing of a $1,125,000 Series-A round of investment led by Palo Alto-based medical device venture capital firm, Hunniwell Lake Ventures (“HLV”). Peripheral vascular diseases are increasing worldwide, and […]